Re: Acer AL2216W Repair Question
When you work on the HOT side (PRIMARY), the cricuits ground for the hot side will be the neagtive leg of the main DC filter cap. If you do read 38vdc with the correct Ground point, then there is something wrong with that pin8 kick start pin of the TEA1532. You may want to trace out that connection to see if it is hooked at the same as shown in the app notes.
When you work on the HOT side (PRIMARY), the cricuits ground for the hot side will be the neagtive leg of the main DC filter cap. If you do read 38vdc with the correct Ground point, then there is something wrong with that pin8 kick start pin of the TEA1532. You may want to trace out that connection to see if it is hooked at the same as shown in the app notes.
But today, I’m making an exception here. Why? No idea. Perhaps only because the repair details are still “fresh” in my head… which is ironic, given this is a 16 year old monitor that hardly anyone will care about today. It is new to me, though. 
I picked it up last November from someone on my local Craigslist. It wasn’t very close to where I live, but was close to a family friend that I had to go visit anyways. So after watching the posting on Craigslist for a few weeks and seeing it getting...
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